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Title: Wikipedia Operator Loses Court Challenge To UK Online Safety Act
Regulations

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/1442...

The operator of Wikipedia on Monday lost a legal challenge to parts of
Britain's Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for online
platforms and has been criticized for potentially curtailing free speech.
From a report: The Wikimedia Foundation took legal action at London's High
Court over regulations made under the law, which it said could impose the
most stringent category of duties on Wikipedia. The foundation said if it was
subject to so-called Category 1 duties -- which would require Wikipedia's
users and contributors' identities to be verified -- it would need to
drastically reduce the number of British users who can access the site. Judge
Jeremy Johnson dismissed its case on Monday, but said the Wikimedia
Foundation could bring a further challenge if regulator Ofcom
"(impermissibly) concludes that Wikipedia is a Category 1 service".

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